Fish Catching Travel
(If you had not figured it out by now Shoedog will be posting here on a regular basis. For those of you who do not know, Shoedog is my borther Jeff, who finally retired in January. We have fished all over in the last 40 years, and look forward to another 40. So watch for his reports.)
Fayette County
Got to the lake a little late- on the water by 7:30. As it is spring and a Friday- there were quite a few boats out already. Started on a long flat point just out from the ramp that we usually catch a few on, but not a strike. I guess the freaking continual cold fronts have slowed them down AGAIN! We had a bunch of ice and more nights below freezing- it is getting old.
But- on to the report. I kept going past the shallow point and tried to fish a bit deeper- out to 8/9 feet throwing into 4/5 feet, but nothing. As I got down the bank close to one of the many coves with standing timber, I got a great strike-turned out to be one of several drum that I caught. They were all over the jerk bait today!
It always feels like a big bass.
In the same spot near the trees, I caught 3 bass- all in about 2/3 feet throwing from 5/6 feet. One was the best of the day.
Love those Fayette fatties!
I spent the morning trying several of our usual banks and picking up one or two here and there. The only definite was- at least for me- jerk bait. I threw Red Eye Shad, square bill and a few others, but except for one nice one on a square bill while trolling back to the ramp- all 15 bass for the day were on jerk bait. Almost evenly split between the Strike King KVD and the rattlin’ suspendin’ Rouge.
They really seem to like the more unusual colored jerk baits on Fayette.
Every time I am on the water this spring (?) I am amazed that the fish are so inactive. I saw a few shad popping by the end of the day and a few active bass, but it is not what we are used to by the 2nd week of March. Oh well- they will be at it soon!
What awesome birds they are.
All in all a good day on the water. Got a great view of an Osprey having a nice bass for lunch! After the ring-neck pheasant, they are my favorite birds- I like to watch and hear them calling when on the water. Now- where to this week?
Good Luck and Tight Lines